Hillslopes are angular inclinations of terrain between hilltops and valley bottoms, shaped by geological structures, climate, vegetation cover, and denudational processes. They are key geomorphic features in fluvial drainage basins, playing a crucial role in landscape formation and water/sediment tr

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Southwest England's coastal monitoring efforts, including the South West Coastal Monitoring program and lessons learned from the destruction of Hallsands in 1917 due to lack of understanding of coastal processes. The monitoring involves data collection on beach profiles, bathymetry, wave patterns, a

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Alluvial fans are cone-shaped landforms formed by streams carrying sediments from mountains onto plains. They are prominent in arid to semi-arid regions and vary in size from a few meters to over 150 kilometers. The different zones of an alluvial fan, including the fan apex and distal fan, display d

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Diagenesis and lithification are crucial processes that transform loose sediment into solid rock through compaction and cementation. Diagenesis involves various chemical, physical, and biological changes while lithification involves the pressure-induced consolidation of sediment. Compaction removes

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Sediment provenance in geology involves reconstructing the origin of sediments through compositional analyses to determine erosion history and geographical origins. It helps characterize the journey of sediments from source to sink, providing insights into tectonic and paleoclimatic histories. Prove

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Explore the characteristics and features crucial for designing trustworthy virtual labs, including transparency, provenance, and social aspects. Delve into the importance of trust in digital collaborations and co-productions. Reflect on balancing competing interests and the need for a nuanced approa

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This educational material covers the formation and characteristics of Igneous, Sedimentary, and Metamorphic rocks. It includes details on the processes involved, such as heat melting rocks into magma, sediment formation through erosion and deposition, and the differentiation between intrusive and ex

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Discover the textures and structures of sediment and sedimentary rocks, including clastic and crystalline textures, primary and secondary textures, and the effects of compaction. Learn about sediment texture, differences in sedimentary rock texture, and the classification of grain sizes using the We

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EUROfusion data management project led by P. Strand at Chalmers outlines a comprehensive data management plan with four scenarios of increasing ambition, from making metadata available to open access for non-embargoed data. The plan includes strategies for interoperability, data accessibility, enhan

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Channel modification projects aim to accelerate the recovery of stable, sustainable channel forms in dynamic balance with sediment, large wood, and flow regimes. Successful modifications lead to improved habitat quality, stability, and diversity, benefiting sediment transport and riparian zones. Phy

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Vinavirales is a group of viruses that were previously part of the PM2-like group. The content discusses various species and bacterium within Vinavirales, as well as related groups such as Nucleocytoviricota and Virophages. It explores their presence in marine metagenomes, sediment environments, and

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Updates on MOSART modules including heat, sediment, and lake features presented at the E3SM All-Hands meeting. Development progress, validation results, and ongoing/future work discussed for better water/heat balance coupling in deep water bodies like lakes and reservoirs. Detailed testing and valid

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Sedimentology involves interpreting sediments and rocks in terms of transport and deposition processes, distribution in space and time. Field studies require basic equipment like a notebook, hand lens, compass, clinometer, hammer, and GPS. Palaeocurrent indicators provide evidence of flow direction

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Explore the world of sedimentary rocks through detailed descriptions and images. Learn about the formation process involving sediment deposition, lithification, and the various types of sedimentary rocks such as conglomerate, sandstone, shale, and more. Discover how organic sedimentary rocks like co

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Explore the characteristics of metamorphic rocks through identifying whether they are foliated or nonfoliated and determining their parent rocks. Learn about rocks like gneiss, marble, and slate, and understand concepts such as loose rock grains being called sediment.

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This study aims to detect and attribute climate change impacts on flow and sediment loads in the Nile basin using climate data and hydrological models. The research focuses on historical data and involves evaluating models, completing paper writing, and finishing the detection and attribution analys

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The subbottom seismic profiling and stratigraphy studies reveal the sediment layers in Frame Lake and the impact of urban development on water quality. Glew coring analysis identifies layers of arsenic contamination. Recommendations include dredging to restore the lake's natural state pre-1975. The

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This work explores the morphological and sedimentary characterization of the seabed at Deception Island, Antarctic, through the analysis of multibeam bathymetric data and geological samples. The study identifies ravines, depressions, and volcanic structures as key features, revealing a seabed predom

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EMCOL, led by M. Namik A. Atay, focuses on natural hazards, environmental changes, and earthquake risk assessment. Their research fields include earthquakes, submarine landslides, tsunamis, sea-level changes, climate change, and paleoclimatology. The center conducts fieldwork using various equipment

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Exploring the concept of provenance analysis in algorithms to understand how output items depend on input items. This analysis goes beyond traditional activity logs, focusing on structured collections of items and exploring various applications for causal and quantitative analysis. The critical test

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Terra is a platform driven by the Data Biosphere vision to enable an ecosystem of interoperable components across organizations. It utilizes GA4GH standards and serves various roles such as Biomedical Researchers, Custom Apps & Portals, and Data Developers. The architecture is being restructured to

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The guidelines outline restoration efforts including fish passage, spawning gravel cleaning, and placement of instream sediment detention basins. The document lists various anadromous and freshwater fish species found in Washington, highlighting the importance of unimpeded fish passage for their mig

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Bedforms in unidirectional flow exhibit various characteristics such as sediment layer thicknesses, boundary layer dynamics, presence of ripples and dunes, and the interplay between flow velocity and sediment deposition. These bedforms, including ripples and dunes, form due to interactions between t

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Explore Session 3 of the Open Provenance Model Tutorial, covering topics like the XML Schema for OPM, OWL ontology, OPM Layered Architecture, XML Binding, RDF Binding, and more. Dive into OPM Layered Model, XML Binding, OPM Graph, OPM Process, and OPM Artifact to understand specialized domains and e

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Explore the dynamic forces of erosion and deposition in geology, from the constructive and destructive processes to weathering, erosion agents, rates of erosion, sorting of sediment, deposition, and different depositional environments where sediments settle. Delve into how factors like weather, clim

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Dive into Session 2 of the Open Provenance Model tutorial to grasp the abstract model of OPM, its inferences, and efforts to imbue it with semantics. Explore OPM requirements, non-requirements, domain specialization, and its core layers. Discover how OPM allows for precise exchange of provenance inf

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The Subcommittee on Minnesota Water Policy meeting held on August 20, 2019, covered various important topics such as updates on Minnesota and Mississippi Rivers, long-term sediment data importance, proposed legislative water policy issues for 2020, and stakeholder meeting discussions. Presentations

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